landlord/tenant - Landlord Forum thread 350925

landlord/tenant by JD (Southcarolina) on February 27, 2017 @18:59

my landord and i do not see eye to eye however i have never broken any rules on lease however he has threatened my husband with eviction if he does not throw me his wife out can he do this

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Re: landlord/tenant by Anonymous on February 27, 2017 @20:26	[ Reply ]

No, it's illegal and discriminatory. Your landlord threatening to evict is harassment. You should contact a fair housing association and file a complaint.

Are you on the lease? by Anonymous on February 27, 2017 @20:37	[ Reply ]

*Is the rent current?

Re: landlord/tenant by Nicole (PA) on February 27, 2017 @21:35	[ Reply ]

why does the landlord want you gone? I'd guess the landlord is just not going to renew the lease, not really "evict" if there are no violations and rent is current.

Re: landlord/tenant by Katiekate (New York) on February 28, 2017 @06:01	[ Reply ]

All too frequently people use the term "evict" when what is actually happening is that the landlord is just giving a normal notice to move. At the end of a lease (or without a lease, then 30 days) either the landlord or the tenant can choose to discontinue the tenancy. That is not an eviction If the landlord is evicting.....then you will receive a notice on the door and in the mail that states you have a few days to remedy or a court complaint will be filed. Then you will receive a summons from the court to appear. If all you got was a notice that your tenancy would not be continued...that is not an eviction.

Re: landlord/tenant by Anonymous on March 3, 2017 @07:02	[ Reply ]

NO! Is this a home that both you and your husband applied for together? Or was he already renting there with a lease agreement in place? If both of you rented the property together as a married couple, then the landlord would have- or should have, done a tenant screening(criminal background check- credit history- rental history for last three years, etc.)on both of you at that time. Any issues or doubts the LL may have had about renting to YOU-or to your husband while being married to you, should have been addressed at that time. Once approved for tenancy, both of you would be required to sign the lease agreement. If your husband was renting the home first by himself, then once married, the LL would do the same tenant screening, credit and background check for you, and if approved for tenancy, you would have signed, then been added to the lease. Rental/lease agreements usually require that each tenant 18 years of age or older, fill out a separate rental application, pass a tenant screening(criminal/credit check), and if approved for tenancy they are required to sign the lease agreement.Provided your rent is paid on time, no rules on the lease have been broken,and the LL has already approved your tenancy, then his threats of eviction toward your husband are just smoke. If in fact your LL has a ligitiment complaint toward you, there is a process to be followed leading up to an eviction. A written or verbal warning from the LL describing which rules were broken, and depending on how serious the violation is,and it must not be too serious you're still living there, usually three write up's, followed by a written notice from the LL to "cure the problem", or vacate premises within a set amount of days. Proof in the form of written, signed, and dated statements from other tenants, neighbors, or law enforcement should be provided to you, if this is where the complaints are comeing from. And I highly recommend, if you haven't already, that you and your husband are BOTH ON THE LEASE!Read every word, ask a lot of questions if you don't understand something, before you sign. From what I'm gathering, your LL has merely formed an "opinion" of you, this is a personal problem-HIS problem. You're not there for him to "like", this is a business agreement, not a popularity contest. Make sure you are BOTH on the lease and follow the rules. Landlord/tenant laws are very confusing, and mistakes made by a renter who doesn't know their rights, or by a landlord who's too trusting ends in homelessness for the evicted, and financial hardship for the landlord. I've said quite a mouthful, that's because I've been there-done that. I hope this helps.